Lean Six Sigma-Yellow Belt

Yellow Belt is the introductory level of Lean Six Sigma certification, which is suitable for everyone who has an interest in learning and practicing continuous improvement. This course is designed with generalized contents applicable to all sectors, such as Healthcare, Banking, Manufacturing, and general Office Operations.

Conducted by faculty from the UTSA College of Engineering, this course is offered as an open-enrollment certification program. Customized on-site training at your organization’s facility (for the convenience of organization’s employees) is also available.

Course Description

Lean and Six Sigma, two methodologies evolved separately, share the same ultimate goal, which is to answer voices of customers by achieving process excellence. While Lean is famous for its continuous pursuit of perfection, Six Sigma provides a structured data-driven methodology to achieve world-class operational capability. Integrating the two methodologies synergizes the improvement efforts for enhanced results.

This short course consists of two (2) days of lecture-based coverage of topics in Lean and Six Sigma, from fundamental concepts to practical skills and case studies. The training course consists of lectures, discussions, hands-on simulation games, video clips, and review quizzes

Who Should Attend

Personnel in all levels are welcomed, including Company Executives, Managers, Engineers, and Staff of all areas.

Personnel in all sectors (e.g., Service Providers, Manufacturers, and general Offices) are welcome to take this generalized course.

No prerequisite course is required. Basics of Systems Engineering and Statistics will be introduced/reviewed.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the participants are expected to:

Understand the core concepts and terminology of Lean and Six Sigma

Independently practice fundamental skills of the Lean Six Sigma tool set